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Archive for Category: Fintech

Oct 31, 2016

Can Blockchains save our healthcare system? Our October 2016 HIT Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, Click HERE for the October 2016 Healthcare IT Review. In the early 1980’s, corporate executives at IBM and AT&T predicted that global demand for personal computers would top 1,000 units and there will only be 2,000 subscribers for wireless phones. The world is a different place now. And yet, we hear echoes from the past where sceptics in our industry say change will come slowly and incrementally, if at all. Healthcare, they claim, is different and it would be difficult to make sweeping changes to the industry quickly. But the reality is different. Not only is change…

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Oct 28, 2016

It’s all hot – Infotech M&A and the US Presidential election. Our October 2016 M&A Market Update.

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Our October 2016 Market Report is our latest update on the m&a values and trends in the dozen+ sectors of the information technology industry that we follow and sometimes lead. Read more here. We’re busy. We helped a client close one deal last week and have several others looking close. At the same time, we are less than two weeks away from the US Presidential election –and that takes up my attention too. Anyone who believes the results of this election are pre-ordained should ask the British about Brexit or the Colombians about their recent referendum on peace. In both…

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Oct 3, 2016

New Banking Technology is Leveling the Playing Field In Retail Banking

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There has been no shortage of “FinTech” disruption throughout the past decade. For some it has been like riding a wild tiger – trying to hang on. For others it’s been about avoiding being devoured. But this tiger – digital banking innovation – is starting to pop up in an unexpected place – small banks and credit unions. This lower-end segment of the banking industry, typically defined as banks with less than $10 billion in assets, has consolidated in the past 20 years. The smallest of banks, those with assets less than $100 million, have been particularly hard hit as…

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Sep 22, 2016

Can the good times continue to roll? Our September 2016 Market Update

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Our September 2016 Market Report on M&A values and trends is our latest report on the dozen+ sectors of the information technology industry that we follow and sometimes lead. So far it’s all looking pretty good. Read more in our September Market Update, here. The question is – can it continue in the face of business news that is not always pretty? For example, last week alone Wells Fargo was slammed, fined and is under investigation for opening sham accounts in the names of real customers; the US Department of Justice suggested that Deutsche Bank pay $14 billion related to…

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Sep 12, 2016

Banks are under pressure, is there any hope?

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Banks have long been an important and trusted pillar of the economy; from saving to lending, underwriting to trading, banks are a necessity for consumers and businesses. But, following the fallout from the recent financial crisis (nearly 10 years ago), banks have struggled, with increasing and ambiguous regulations, record low interest rates, slower global growth and higher scrutiny. Enter the latest wave of Fintech. Fintech is nothing new, with electronic trading, online brokerage, ecommerce and electronic payments well integrated into the financial ecosystems, but this time feels different. Launching a disruptive Fintech company has never been easier, with public cloud…

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